Jennifer Vachon

Senior Director, Operations & Chief Compliance Officer

As Senior Director of Operations and Compliance, Jennifer plays a vital role in the company's day-to-day operations, monitoring all of the firm's investment-based activities. She ensures that all policies and procedures are followed, so that PWL operates with the strongest oversight and compliance practices.

As Senior Director of Operations and Compliance, Jennifer plays a vital role in the company’s day-to-day operations, monitoring all of the firm’s investment-based activities. She ensures that all policies and procedures are followed, so that PWL operates with the strongest oversight and compliance practices. Jennifer’s knowledge, integrity and attention to detail are essential assets as she conducts regular audits of client portfolios and ensures they are accurate and up-to-date. In this, Jennifer draws on her 15 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility at National Bank, Standard Life and now PWL, and on her attention to detail and her organizational and leadership qualities.

Financial services and our regulatory agencies. They go together like wine and cheese, cell phones and texts … an ice rink and a hockey puck. Why have just one regulatory agency when you can have at least four? Who are these agencies and what role does each one play?

Whether you’re a new client or an existing one with a new action plan, you can’t wait to get started. Neither can we! But first – there’s just a teensy bit of paperwork to complete. Okay, I confess, it may be quite a lot of paperwork, with a lot of pretty personal questions.

As PWL Capital’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), I’ve been sharing informative blog posts for a while. Recently, it struck me: I’ve never talked about what a CCO is or, more to the point, why you might care whether I’m any good at the job.

How awesome would it be if you could stay in shape without ever breaking a sweat? Sorry, “no pain, no gain” still applies. Here are 10 ways the right financial advisor can be like a personal trainer as you seek to flex your money muscle.

In our last post, we covered some lines of offense for preventing identity theft, mostly by locking down your electronic goods with strong and protective password “padlocks.” For this, you need a strong defense. The biggest play here is to be careful where you click.

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Portfolio Management and brokerage services are offered by PWL Capital Inc, which is regulated by Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), and is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

Financial planning and insurance products are offered by PWL Advisors Inc., and is regulated in Ontario by Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and in Quebec by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). PWL Advisors Inc. is not a member of CIPF.